lived
adjective
having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination).
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lived
American
[lahyvd, livd]
/ laɪvd, lɪvd /
adjective
-lived
British
/ -lɪvd /
adjective
Pronunciation
Lived, meaning “having a certain kind or extent of life,” is not derived from the preterit and past participle of the verb live , but from the noun life , to which the suffix -ed has been added. The original pronunciation, therefore, and one still heard, is , which retains the vowel (ī) of life. Since the f of life changes to v with the addition of this suffix, as when leaf becomes leaved, this lived is identical in spelling with the preterit and past participle lived, and conflation of the two has led to the increasingly frequent pronunciation of this lived as in such combinations as long-lived and short-lived. Both pronunciations are considered standard.
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Etymology
Origin of lived
A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at life, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Despite having renovated the home and lived there full time for two years at that point, she admitted that the photo wall remained unfinished.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
ChatGPT pointed him to a rule that generally lets a state decide custody once a child has lived there for six months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
While the mosque's future remains uncertain, for those who once lived around it, the question now is what can be salvaged of the lives they built there.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The family lived along Route 128, “a superhighway of tech,” according to Raman’s best childhood friend, Nadia Salim, that became a suburban destination for many South Asians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
He was wondering what happened —why I lived with my grandmother instead of my parents.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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